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US offers rewards of up to $5 million for information on 3 senior PKK leaders

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The US State Department offered rewards for information on senior PKK leaders Murat Karayilan, Cemil Bayik and Duran Kalkan under its Rewards for Justice program
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Air

Pentagon awards AeroVironment $3.2 million Puma AE drone contract for US Indo-Pacific ally

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The US Department of Defense awarded AeroVironment a $3.2 million contract to supply and support its Puma AE small unmanned aircraft system for an Indo-Pacific ally
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Africa

Locals accuse Burundi AMISOM troops of killing 4 Somalia civilians

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Witnesses accused African Union soldiers of killing four civilians in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, after they opened fire when their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb
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Asia Pacific

Taliban confirms ‘high-ranking’ representatives will attend Afghanistan peace talks in Russia

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The Taliban will send representatives to multilateral talks in Russia on war-torn Afghanistan this month, the militant group said
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Air

US awards General Atomics $263 million for MQ-9 Reaper drone production

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The US Air Force awarded General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems a $263 million contract for the production of MQ-9 Reaper drones
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Middle East

Clashes near Yemen’s Hodeidah enter fifth day as Saudi alliance circles key city

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Government troops and rebels clashed near the Yemeni port city Hodeidah where hundreds of thousands of civilians could be trapped as war closes in
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Americas

Colombia army kills leader of FARC splinter group

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A top leader of a splinter group of Colombia's FARC rebels was killed in a clash with security forces in the south, the army said
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Africa

US counter-terrorism assistance to G5 Sahel member states almost doubles to $111 million

Fergus Kelly -
The US has increased its military assistance to G5 Sahel Joint Force member states Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to $111 million
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Africa

South Sudan’s Kiir to mediate peace talks with rebels in Sudan

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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir will mediate peace talks between Sudan and rebels in the Blue Nile, South Kordofan and Darfur conflict zones
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Asia Pacific

Philippines: 100 foreign fighters joined ISIS in Mindanao since the Marawi battle

Zam Yusa -
Some 100 foreign fighters from 16 countries entered Mindanao in the southern Philippines since the armed forces retook Marawi from Islamic State-affiliated groups in 2017
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Middle East

Battles rage near Yemen’s key port city Hodeidah as UN appeals for urgent peace talks

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Battles raged near a crucial Yemeni port, but Saudi Arabia and its allies said they were committed to de-escalating hostilities with rebels as ceasefire calls mount.
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Asia Pacific

Taliban seek to exchange body of police chief killer for Afghanistan Army helicopter crash victims

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The Taliban is demanding the body of a man who shot dead Afghan police chief General Abdul Raziq in return for the remains of 13 people killed in an army helicopter crash
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Middle East

US forces conduct second patrol in northeast Syria near Turkey border

Fergus Kelly -
US forces patrolled in northeastern Syria near the Turkey border for the second time in three days after days of cross-border firing from Turkey on positions held by Syria Kurds
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Middle East

Yemen: Dozens killed in Hodeidah as clashes intensify

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Medical sources say 53 Houthi rebels and 13 pro-government troops were killed as pro-government forces advanced in the insurgent-held Red Sea port city of Hodeidah
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Africa

Democratic Republic of Congo: Rebels kill at least seven civilians in North Kivu province

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Militants killed at least seven civilians and abducted 15 others, including children, in overnight raids in Mangboko and Oicha in eastern DRC
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Asia Pacific

Afghanistan: US service member killed in apparent insider attack in Kabul

Joanne Stocker -
Major Brent Taylor, a US service member serving in Afghanistan, was killed in an apparent insider attack in Kabul by a member of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces
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